Z Nation Lab starts one of its kind accelerator programme for startups in India with prodigy mentors, investors and pitch coaches from USA, Israel, China and UK. Recently, it shortlisted 20 enterprise and technology startups after evaluating more than 150 startups in the Internet of Things (IoT), gaming, sensor technology and other enterprise segments for a one to one session with Salil Pradhan - Silicon Valley veteran and a mentor and advisor at Z NAtion Lab.
The 45 day programme will include rigorous training with a focus on product validation, market penetration, team building, system integration, Partnerships and deep linking, PR and social media strategies, pitch evaluation and presentation, project plans preparation and investor connect.
The Accelerator program will be followed by a 12-15 months incubation programme for selected startups which will be incubated at Z Nation Lab. Z Nation Lab will invest upto Rs. 25 lakh to Rs 75 Lakhs for an Equity Stake. Additionally, it will provide support from its ecosystem partners like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud platform, Freshdesk, Paytm and professionals i.e CA Firms, Law firms, IP consultants etc. that costs anywhere between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh per startup.
Anup Mehta - (Co-Founder, Z Nation Lab) said that more than 50% of the Mentors and Trainers are specialists from US and other countries. Our partnership with Access Silicon Valley enables us to connect startups and investors in more than 25 top startup destinations in the world. In affiliation with Washington DC based GOVonomy, we will help technology startups grow into US government markets and also provide them with the opportunity to work with the US Government.
Neha Jain – (Co-founder Z Nation Lab) said that apart from investing its own funds in startups, Z Nation Lab is backed by 15 large venture Capital firms and a large group of Angel investors to invest in startups incubated at Z Nation Lab.
Z Nation lab has collaborative work space in Mumbai with affiliate centers in Pune, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Indore, Chennai and satellite office in Silicon Valley, USA, UK and China for startups in India.
Z Nation Lab an extensive mentor panel for their accelerator program which includes prominent and established veterans from Silicon Valley and India.
Shashank Randev – (Director Z Nation Lab), said that the team and mentors at Z Nation Lab will shortlist top startups from India through a rigorous pruning process over the next one month so to ensure quality startups with potential to scale up globally are selected, trained and invested appropriately both in terms of mentor time and money.
